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The Real History of Slavery

     Thomas Sowell is one of America’s leading intellectual treasures. With the demand that America be seen as “systemically racist” (i.e. irredeemably evil) because of the “1619” introduction of slavery to the colonies that became America, thus positioning the “anti-racists” as … Continue reading

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     I began posting old episodes of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line” in the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse—and as a pleasant way of ending the week.  It also served to help me keep posting up … Continue reading

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Cult Of Normalcy

     “Doublethink” is an interesting thing when applied in practice. For much of the norms of most of the world, the beliefs and thinking of the broader Left can, more or less, infiltrate societies and change them through tyranny and mutation … Continue reading

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Conservatism Has Conserved

     Americans, do you live in a country where there is a “hate speech” exception to free speech? Do you live in a country where an expansive welfare state is a thing of national pride that you happily participate in?   … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: Are Ideology and the CIA Compatible?

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      During the Trump administration, and before, many are readily questioning foreign intelligence services and the concern over ideology. … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: The Revisionist Historians

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With the call by some to redefine American history as one of inherent evil, by #BlackLivesMatter, the “1619 … Continue reading

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When in the Course of Human Events…

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: Has America Had It?

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With protestations that America is fundamentally evil, with even calls to destroy Mt. Rushmore, some are asking the … Continue reading

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Masks & Moronicity

     It is amusing when someone belittles credentialed experts then turns around then preaches pseudo-science in authoritative tones. It is sad when this results in two fiskings within one month. Specifically, author Sarah A. Hoyt’s piece against the masks of the … Continue reading

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New Woke Sexuality: Rabies

     Coming to us from, of course, Tumblr, is a sexuality for the very special… Rabies.      Most of this is parody of the original Tumblr post, though at best that one was a perfect example of Poe’s Law.

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